Hope, Arkansas
Is like any other town
Small businesses, new families
And the Depression
But now there's no hope in Arkansas
A childhood of poverty
No toys, hand-me-down clothes
No shoes on your feet
Still, you're a child
And life has just begun
What will it bring?
Waiting for the bus
Another long day ahead of you
Work like a man, feel pain like a man, but they don't treat you like a man
The view from the back is always the same
Humiliation everywhere
Eighteen dollars for a truck
Sounds like a great deal
With a truck, you could have a business
With a business, you could make money
With money, you could start a family
And that's what every man needs
But first, you have to push it across town
You open the store with high hopes for the future
But tough times have come
And you can't pay the bills
So every morning you go to work
And sell your wares on the sidewalk
To anyone that will buy a piece of your broken dreams
Dreams of glory
Flying over the countryside
Fighting the enemy in the defense of the free world
How many of you will not come home?
Your hopes have been shattered
Your dreams have been crushed
And yet, you keep trying
Because some day it will get better
Hope, Arkansas
Is like any other town
Small businesses, new families
And the Depression
But now there's no hope in Arkansas
A childhood of poverty
No toys, hand-me-down clothes
No shoes on your feet
Still, you're a child
And life has just begun
What will it bring?
Waiting for the bus
Another long day ahead of you
Work like a man, feel pain like a man, but they don't treat you like a man
The view from the back is always the same
Humiliation everywhere
Eighteen dollars for a truck
Sounds like a great deal
With a truck, you could have a business
With a business, you could make money
With money, you could start a family
And that's what every man needs
But first, you have to push it across town
You open the store with high hopes for the future
But tough times have come
And you can't pay the bills
So every morning you go to work
And sell your wares on the sidewalk
To anyone that will buy a piece of your broken dreams
Dreams of glory
Flying over the countryside
Fighting the enemy in the defense of the free world
How many of you will not come home?
Your hopes have been shattered
Your dreams have been crushed
And yet, you keep trying
Because some day it will get better